A CAPTAIN THROWN INTO SEA.
.(Router.) Received October 11, 8.20 p.m
AMSTERDAM, October 11
Details of the mutiny show that sailors threw the captain of the Westfaien into the sea. The body was recovered eight days later. „ The mutineers left the ships and went ashore. Marines were ordered to attack them but refused. The Oldenburg regiment was called out and surrounded the mutineers, who surrendered.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19171012.2.29.1
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17111, 12 October 1917, Page 5
Word Count
65A CAPTAIN THROWN INTO SEA. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17111, 12 October 1917, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in